The final minute sees us going back to the vibe of the first few minutes along with some Southern church stomp-clap that should result in a joyful noise of crowd participation live. Not long after the band takes this tune up a notch sonically without losing the Southern flavor & stellar slide work. A little over a minute into it we get some beautiful slide guitar taking over alongside finger snapping which adds to the ambience of the song. Can’t go wrong with a song about hookers! Be prepared for a vocal journey showcasing Nathan’s range on ‘Ten Million Voices’ accented in places by a subtle tribal drum pattern and a walking bass groove.Īs I type this my favorite cut on this album is ‘Blood In The Water’ with its Southern gospel choir vibe atop of some fuzzy guitars. ‘Here It Comes’ opens with a ‘Detroit Rock City’ influenced riff over some toe-tappin’ drumming in the verses before kicking in slightly during the choruses. Fans of killer solos will digg the wicked wah-wah solo contained within. Lyrically, it’s a song about being down & fighting back. Kicking off this twelve song offering is ‘Dangerous’, a song featuring a riff heavy groove as thick as the muddy Mississippi. That is my “policy” with new bands so I don’t go into listening to their music with any pre-conceived notions of what to expect! Their sound is a potent blend of their rock influences, the region for which they come from, Midwestern humor & work ethic and a dash of real country and blues! The thing that helps set them apart is their lyrics and diversity of material! I listened to this album three times before I went online to check out their bio & past interviews or articles on the band. Shaman’s Harvest is a quartet based out of Jefferson City, Missouri. FOUR…Rival Sons, Seether, Black Stone Cherry and Volbeat! Good thing I have a thumb because Shaman’s Harvest is getting added to that hand based on the songs on their fifth studio album ‘Smokin’ Hearts & Broken Guns.’ The album is due out September 16th via Mascot Label Group. Over the past decade, I can count on one hand the number of modern rock bands that have remotely impressed me. Oh, and do not forget to overuse AutoTune! Then build four or five decent looking guys to dress alike and call themselves a band! It is the same thing that plagues today’s country & pop music scenes. The formula is simple, make all the songs sound the same, write about the same themes or issues with the lyrics changed a little bit so it isn’t so obvious to the casual listener. FINALLY, another modern rock band has caught my attention! In most cases, when I hear rock bands of today, it is like they are spit out of the same cookie-cutter factory where some greedy Simon Cowell-wannabe scientist has devised a formula to make himself rich.
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